NEW YORK – A couple is being held on suspicion of beating their 19-year-old son to death during a church family counseling meeting, while other parishioners assaulted the teen’s younger brother.
The parents Bruce Leonard, 65, and Deborah Leonard, 59, allegedly beat their son, Lucas Leonard, inside a ‘sanctuary room’ of the World of Life Church. The couple are facing charges of first-degree manslaughter, though they deny any wrongdoing.
The young boy died in the morning after family members drove him to hospital and falsely told hospital staff and police he had been shot. During his autopsy, doctors found extensive blunt force trauma to his torso and extremities. Read the full article here ▶
